I'm a member of Big Fish. I thought if you received a stuffed Big Fish for x amount of games, you were automatically a member? I thought I read somewhere on this forum, that you both had received stuffed Fish?

I signed in to Big Fish this morning, they never ask me what my billing situation is, clicked on the game I wanted, then put in the code along with the numbers in the "have a coupon" spot, and purchased the game. No problem at all.

Yes, then you are a member and have an account. You have $6.99 charged to your credit card each month and that is how you build game credits. What Rosaboobie and I did was sign OUT of our accounts and then try to use the code. In order to use it, you must sign up for an account if you don't already have one. The code is only actually "free" for those who already have an account.

So, I'm sure they got lots of new members our of this "free" code. I just hope they all realize they will have that money charged to their credit card each month.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys.

Yes, your monthly game credits come out of your pocket every month, so that comes out even when you buy a standard game. However, you also get punch card credits for each game you buy, which entitles you to a free game if you accumulate 5 in a month's time.

I have an account but I deactivated the "Big Fish Game Club" membership (which is what I believe charges the $6.99 a month) long ago when my fortunes changed. (It says I can reactivate at any time without obligations.) Anyway, I was able to use the coupon, but I had to download the latest version of the installer first before I could download the game.

I will look more closely at my statement when it comes, but I'm almost positive I'm not being billed a monthly charge. Mostly I get CE's that are on sale, and don't remember seeing $6.99 on my statement.

But, I'm also thinking that I read if you purchased x amount of games per month, you're not charged the membership fee.

Stella, do you accumulate game credits? If you do, you are being charged $6.99 a month. If you don't and you are paying full price for CE games ($19.99), then you do not have an account. And that isn't true about the membership being free if you buy enough games. As LadyK says, if you accumulate 5 game punches in a month, you will get a code for a free game and that's it.

Jude, watch your credit card... I know they offered a free one month trial of the membership, but it could be if you don't cancel, you will start being charged. It clearly said you must use your account or sign up for one to use the code. When I tried to use the code after I signed out of my account, I got an message telling me I must get an account.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys.

They don't even have a card on file for me. My account page says that my club membership was cancelled long ago, but I could reactivate it any any time. It also says that the CE game gave me 3 "punches" on my card, which will expire soon, but I would need to reactivate my account to use the punch card credit (if I got three more punches, that is).

So, I think you needed an account to use the coupon (it worked for me), but you don't need to have an active club membership (which is what costs the $6.99/month).